Daughter of Gerhard Froboess, whose composition "Pack die Badehose ein" (Pack Your Swimsuit) became a hit and made her Germany's first child star (1951).
First recipient of the 'Kulturpreis Friedrich S.', an award honoring important persons, in Mannheim, Germany (1997).
Her daughter Agnes was born in 1968.
Her son Kasper was born in 1970.
Received the German Cross of Merit on ribbon (1987).
Respected stage actress as permanent ensemble member at the Munich Kammerspiele from 1972 to 2001 and the Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel since 2001.
The song "Zwei kleine Italiener" (Two Little Italians), Germany's entry at The Eurovision Song Contest (1962) (TV), has been her only number 1 hit.
Was type casted as "Berliner Göre" (girl from Berlin), especially in musical films together with Peter Kraus. They became admired teen idols in the late 1950s and early 1960s.